There are 2 ways to get from Preston to Creetown by train, bus, or car
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The cheapest way to get from Preston to Creetown is to drive which costs £40 - £60 and takes 2h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Creetown is to drive which takes 2h 54m and costs £40 - £60.
The distance between Preston and Creetown is 169 miles. The road distance is 162.3 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Creetown without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Preston to Creetown, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Creetown is 162 miles. It takes approximately 2h 54m to drive from Preston to Creetown.
There are 347+ hotels available in Creetown.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Creetown, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Creetown. However, you can take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Dumfries, walk to Dumfries station, then take the bus to Clock Tower. Alternatively, you can drive from Preston to Creetown in around 2h 54m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Clock Tower
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
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